Game device



June 16, 1925. 1,541,980 S. LUBER A GAME DEVGE Filed Jan. 19, 1925 502mmwe? er Afrox/vir Patented .lune 16, i925.

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\ :This invention relates yto `gaine devices and in particular' to aball rolling or ball projecting `garnein whichtheskill of the player betallied in points,

A particular object of the invention is to provide a gaine deviceconsisting of a `panel which is eitherllaid upon vthe ground or placedin vertical position and toward which balls or gaine pieces areprojected or rolled to enter fthe openings in the panel and thus scorepoints for the player.

A further object of the gaine is to provide a gaine board which willretain the gaine pieces, when said board is used liat upon the ground ordisposed in vertical relation thereto.

A still Jfurther object is to provide a gaine device which will beamusing and which can be used in or out et doors and which can bemanufactured at small cost with a resulting` benefit to the purchaser.

.Referring to the drawing wherein I have shown a preferred enibodinientof my iiivention Figure 1 is a view' in front elevation oit the gainedevice set up in position ior use with a. ball projector;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the device as illustrated inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 1 and shows theinethod of attachment of the ball retaining cup which ornis a feature ofniy invention;

Figure t is a view in perspective of a inodiiied :torin of iny inventionwhich is adapted to be laid on. the ground to receive balls or gainepieces tossed or rolled towards it; and Y Figure 5 is a section taken onthe line 5-5 of Fig. t showing the construction of the device.

Referring to the drawing in detail 5 indicates generally a gaine boardwhich is inade up of any stiff material, nietal being preferable onaccount ot its resiliency and durability, having a. front face piece 6,and, downwardly bent integral side portions '7 and atop or end portionS. It is to be un- Appl-icaton yiiledlanuary 19, 1925. Serial No. 3,234.

derstood that the device while shown as standingup in Figures 1 and 2can be laid `upon the ground and4 therefore the side pieces 7 are shapedto give-the face piece or body 6 an inclined position,` so that whensaid side pieces are resting on the ground the balls inay be rolled upthe incline .to drop into any hole7 there being shown three oftlieseopenings 9, 10 and 11 for illustration, the hole 9 having a value ol say`ten points as shown bythe nuineral tenprinted on the `facepieceadjacent the hole, while the openings 10 and 11 have each a value `oftive as `similarly indicated. j Any nuinber of holes may be provided andhave printed adjacent thereto any value.

The sidepieces 7 have pivoted'thereto` as at 12 the supports 13 whichare so riveted as to be ri'ictionally held in any o-pen position wherebythey will retain the gaine board in angular or vertical position, theposition illustrated in Figure 2 being the one used when the `balls areprojected toward the saine by a gun or other device.

In order to prevent the balls from escaping when they enter a hole andto also inake the tact lrnown that a point has been scored, I providebehind each opening a cup ineinber 1-1 which, as shown in Figure 3 ishinged at its lower edge as at 15 to a struck out portion 16 of the'liront piece 6, and at its top is bent slightly outward as at 17 totrictionally engage and snap over a lip 18 which is punched out of thefront piece 6.

Thus, when a ball is projected through the opening it strikes the cup14C and disengages the saine from the lip 18 to allow the cup to drop tothe position shown in outline in Figure 3, and retain the ball. Thebottoni of the cup may contain a piece of felt or other soft material 19which will prevent rebound or' the ball, the felt having printed thereonan ornamental picture as at 20. It will be understood that the felt niaybe dispensed with and the picture printed in the bottoni of the cup ifdesired.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have; shown a sirnilar construction of gaine boardin which I have omitted the cups 14 and supports 13, the device beingadapted for use on the ground and having its face portion 6 inclined andprovided with openings 21, the portion 6 having delineated or printedthereon as at 22 the representation of the bottom of a cap, the holesforming what would ordinarily be t-he cap opening, so that the balls arerolled along the ground and up the piece 6 into the holes. The height ofthe piece 6 from the ground is small enough to prevent the escape of theballs once they enter the openings, as shown in outline in Figure 5. Theopenings are designated with suitable tally numerals as beforedescribed.

It is evident therefore that I have provided an amusing game device atwhich balls or game, pieces may be rolled or projected to score pointsfor the various players, the most skillful ot which will of courseobtain the highest score.

Having described my invention what I claim is l. A game devicecomprising a board having an inclined face with a plurality of openingstherein, game piece receptacles hingedly associated with said faceadjacent said openings, and means on said face member for releasablyholding said receptacles in position to receive a projected game piece.

2. A game device comprising a panel member adapted to be disposed at anangle when the device is laid on the ground, said panel having openingstherein, the borders of said openings being painted to simulate a cap,and numerals on said panel adjacent said openings for representing ascore value.

3. A game device comprising a panel having side portions and an endportion, supports pivoted to said side portions whereby the panel may beheld in substantially vertical position, the panel having'face openingstherein, and cup members on the underside of said panel disposed behindsaid openings.

4. A game device comprising a panel having openings therein, 'oldablesupports disposed at the sides of said panel for holding the same insubstantially vertical position, cup members hinged to said panel behindsaid openings, means for releasably holding the edges of the cup membersadjacent the panel whereby the cups will be permitted to swing on theirhinges when struck by a projected game piece, a yieldable bottom piecein each ot' said cups and pictures on said bottom pieces.

SOLOMON LUBER.

